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What Startups can learn from an 85 year old Sushi Chef
- Red_Tarsius 12y agoI enjoyed the documentary as well as the article, but I don't fully approve of Jiro's teachings and the movie could be grossly misunderstood by bad managers. The lifestyle of Jiro and his employees seem extremely unbalanced: there's no home outside of the restaurant and no family other than the coworkers. The obsession with perfection, while good in some cases, imho has crippled other parts of owner's life, i.e. the relationship with his two sons. I understand his work ethic has also roots in the zen tradition, but I prefer identity not to be uniquely defined by craftsmanship. However, the way the documentary puts it, Jiro doesn't even understand how to keep living outside of his working space. Yet, the article picks very good lessons out of Jiro, especially the last one: your suppliers are part of your team is such an important, yet overlooked part in any company's success.
- Red_Tarsius 12y agoI'm very tired of anonymous downvoting. I explained my opinion on the matter and I expect other people to write theirs, not to just vote comments.
- itsbits 12y agoexactly...lot of downvoting now a days..without any counters...
- mahringer_a 12y agoI think you've picked excellent arguments @red_tarsius, thanks so much for sharing. Not sure who downvoted you, but I think your comment complemented the article in a great way. One couldn't ask for a better input of discussion, thanks!
- coding4all 12y agoI thought tamagoyaki (卵焼き) was fried/grilled egg? 卵 tamago = egg, 焼き yaki = fried/grilled.
- krick 12y agoExactly, but this word is used to address specific recipe: http://www.japanesecooking101.com/tamagoyaki-recipe/ http://www.japanesecooking101.com/tamagoyaki-recipe/